The Worship Homestead

The Worship Homestead

Hosted by: Nathan Smith

This worship podcast is for pioneers. Small communities of believers all over the world are seeking God outside of and in addition to the institutional church. It could be a house church, a bible study, a small group,...

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Strange Fire or Acceptable Worship? The Worship Wars Explained

As Christians, how do we know if our worship is acceptable to God? In this episode, we talk about the worship wars, and four stories from Scripture. We discuss: -How two stories from the OT and two stories from the...
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What Really Makes Church Work, Part 2- Generations

In our second video of the series, we look at generations. We discuss: -God's original plan for community -Why we need three generations living together -What goes wrong when we separate the generations -Why...
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What Modern Church Is Missing: My Interview with Dr. Tom Wadsworth

Have you wondered if there is more to church than sermons and singing? There's a lot more. In my interview with Dr. Tom Wadsworth, we look at the earliest Christian gatherings. They aren't anything like what we have...
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What Really Makes Church Work, Part 1

God designed Christianity to work. But the Church hasn't always done what works. Let's do more of what actually changes people's lives. In this episode we look at participation. We discuss: -How God designed the...
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What is The Role of a Pastor, Really?

Every church has a pastor, but what does the Bible say they do? It doesn't look like what we are doing. In this video we talk about: -What Jesus told Peter being a pastor was all about. -What Peter said he learned...
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The Problem With Christian Creeds

I have a bone to pick with the creeds, and I'm not even a heretic! I agree with everything in the Nicene Creed, but it is incomplete. Today we discuss: -Why Jesus' summation of Scripture is so different from the...
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Prophetic Exposure: What Comes Next?

Mike Bickle, Shawn Bolz, Todd Bentley, Chris Reed. Some of the darlings of the Prophetic Movement have fallen. So what comes next. In this episode, I want to explain what God is doing, and why it's bigger than...
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How To Spot a False Prophet

How do you spot a false prophet? Easy, just judge the accuracy of the word. Right? Wrong. Jesus himself told us that some false prophets will get accurate words. So now what? In this episode we discuss: -What Jesus...
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Celebrity Christianity and How to Fix It

How did we get here? More importantly, how do we fix it? Today we look at both questions. We discuss: -How ancient cultures still affect what we value today.  -How Jesus viewed celebrity culture. -The hidden power of...
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Are You a Mercy?

Do you have the gift of a Mercy? In the last installment of our 7 part series, we look at the Mercy gifting.  We discuss: -Some of the markers of the Mercy gifting. -What a healthy, mature mercy gifting looks...
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Are You A Ruler?

Are you a Ruler? And what does that mean? We are in week 6 of our 7 part series, "The Redemptive Gifts". Today we are looking at the Ruler gifting and discussing: -How to know if you are a Ruler. -What the strengths...
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Are You a Giver?

In part 5 of our 7 part series, we look at the "Giver" gifting. We find out: - How to know if you are a giver. - What God designed the giver to be and do. - What some of the pitfalls of a giver can be. - An...
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